Universities and scientists in the country have been challenged to carry out research and provide an advice on the best way to practice farming under the current environment of climate change.
Uasin Gishu deputy governor Daniel Chemno says many farmers are facing a lot of challenges key being the high cost of production and low productivity following the unpredictability of climate.
Speaking in Eldoret town when he officially opened ‘A sustainable Approach to livelihood Improvement (ASALI)’ conference, Chemno expressed the need for institutions for higher learning and scientists to help develop a new variety of seeds that can withstand climate change.
“With the climate change, crops are no longer doing and the production is very high putting at risk the country’s food security at risk given that we are the breadbasket,” noted Chemno.
“It is for this reason that we need universities and scientists to do research and advise on the way forward. There is need to develop crops that will withstand changing the climate,” he added.
Chemno further said the new variety of crops should be designed in a way that will help alleviate poverty.
“We also need crops that are profitable and will assist in creating jobs subsequently addressing poverty,” he noted.